Landrieu on track to chair energy panel

9:29 PM,
Feb. 11, 2014

Written by

Deborah Barfield Berry
Gannett Washington Bureau

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-New Orleans, said creating jobs in domestic energy will be among her priorities when she takes over the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

The Louisiana Democrat, who could assume the post later this week, already is organizing the committee, hiring staffers and planning meetings with Republican and Democratic members.

"I'm just listening," Landrieu told reporters. "There's no first thing. There's no list yet, but it's being put together. I'm excited about the energy renaissance that's happening in this country." ...